SANDERSON, MARCIA STONE (KIDDER)

THE HARTFORD COURANT

SANDERSON, Marcia Stone (Kidder)

Marcia Stone (Kidder) Sanderson, 89, of Whitney Avenue, Hamden, formerly of Pilfershire Lane, West Simsbury, died peacefully on Thursday (June 28, 2007), at Yale-New Haven Hospital of ovarian cancer. She was born May 9, 1918 in Boston, MA, daughter of the late James William and Alma Taggart (Stone) Kidder. Mrs. Sanderson attended Arlington, MA public schools and Mt. Holyoke College. She taught English and History at the Chaffee School, Windsor and served as Chair of the English Department at the Loomis-Chaffee School after the schools merged. Mrs. Sanderson was the first poetry editor of the Farmington Valley Herald and volunteer editor for the First Church of Christ (UCC), Simsbury. She was predeceased by her son, James William Sanderson and her husband, William Aaron Sanderson. She is survived by her daughter, Jean Sanderson of New Haven and grandchildren, Leah, Susannah, Lydia, and Andrew Pillsbury. There are no calling hours. A memorial service will be held Monday, July 9, 2 p.m. at the First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, with the Reverend Jonathan Morgan officiating. Private burial will be in Simsbury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-1485 or to Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance, P.O. Box 301, Simsbury, CT 06070. Vincent Funeral Home, 880 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, is assisting the family with the arrangements.